Have you ever been to a cider bar? Or did you not know they even exist? Yes, they do–an entire bar devoted to hard cider! Most have an extensive tap selection. Some serve food. Some have a bottle shop for you to have a bottled cider there or one to take home. Some also serve other types of alcoholic beverages. We are lucky enough to have two in the Seattle area, but I was curious how prevalent they are in the U.S. I was able to find 11. Are there any others? Do you have any information to share about any of them?

My definitions for inclusion were cider-focused bar/pub type establishments (although some places also have other beverages) that offer cider from more than one cidery (ie. a tap room for a single cider company was not included, but it was if they also offer ciders from other cideries). Many cideries have great tap rooms that are more like a bar than a tasting room though. Note that “The Northman” is also planned in Chicago IL but hasn’t opened yet.

A “cider bar” is quite a new trend, as all of these opened in the last few years as far as I know (although apparently Ace gets credit for the first modern cider bar, which opened in 1999 but closed in 2010; they have a tap room now though).